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Central banks still got their mojo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
Waning. Impotent. Ineffective. End-game. These were some of the adjectives applied to the major central banks' "non-conventional" policy stimuli of recent years. Terms, that when mentioned with the word "lift" alongside the Fed and the loss of faith ...

Unlisted ag funds hit $22bn

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
The unlisted agriculture fund sector has hit $22 billion in assets under management, according to Preqin research. This makes agriculture now the second-biggest industry in the natural resources fund sector behind energy. This was largely driven by ...

Super fund investment transparency can improve

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... $1 trillion. The activist group has praised Energy Super for being the only fund to disclose its entire portfolio. Its research says three other funds disclose more than 50% of their holdings including Hostplus, Cbus and VicSuper. It adds that overall ...

Netwealth introduces global managed account solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... approach will provide significant benefits to their clients," Clapham said. Earlier this month netwealth entered into a research partnership with global fintech Tipranks for US stock research, adding to the domestic, multi-asset managed account offering ...

Asset owners, managers not prepped for blockchain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... next five years, only 33% of participants actually have blockchain initiatives underway at present to support it. The research, undertaken in partnership with Oxford Economics, reveals that 62% of asset owners believe blockchain will achieve the scale ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... instead that followed a 0.5% increase in the previous month. The Conference Board's Director of Business Cycles and Growth Research, Ataman Ozyildirim, notes that, "While the U.S. LEI declined in August, its trend still points to moderate economic growth ...

Survey reveals little faith in bank advice

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... to manage their own finances Human interaction is still important - 57% of Australian customers value the ability to research online, but still want to visit a branch or call a real person when taking up a new product or getting advice.

Engage tech, engage clients: report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... digital and social media presences as a means of improving client engagement. According to a report published by global research house Cerulli Associates, titled 'European Marketing and Sales Organisations 2016: How to Thrive in an Evolving Landscape' ...

Food-related sector appetising for investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... improve the use of arable land are seen as assets, likely to outperform most others over time; a conclusion drawn from research into population growth and issues such as the unavailability of fresh water and disease problems, in addition to existing ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas everybody, merry Christmas! The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) played jolly old saint Nicolas, decking the financial market halls with boughs of holly (fa la la...) on the 21st of September. Santa Kuroda ...